# Does anyone else dislike "cromulent"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 26, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818 "2013-11-26T14:40:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/21 "2013-11-26T17:07:18Z")
That’s fine. I don’t agree but it’s not a topic I feel strongly enough about to keep on with. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/22 "2013-11-26T17:08:04Z")
This thread is just wallowing in its own crapulence. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/23 "2013-11-26T17:44:23Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I think there’s a difference between a callout to a popular line from a show and [usages](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14262191&postcount=21) [like](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16255092&postcount=20) [these](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14067277&postcount=15) [examples.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16062775&postcount=90) [More](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16857805&postcount=52) [examples.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16701947&postcount=16) Five of those six usages are in reference to vocabulary, though, which is in keeping with the Simpsons reference. Four of the six preface the word in question with the adverb “perfectly,” also in keeping with the Simpsons reference. I’d say half of those are acceptable, since they meet both of those criteria, and the other half (salad reference, “quite” cromulent, and just plain “cromulent” don’t cut it. In other words, half of those uses are perfectly cromulent. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/24 "2013-11-26T17:49:24Z")
from Wikipedia Mark Liberman, director of the Linguistic Data Consortium, remarked, “The Simpsons has apparently taken over from Shakespeare and the Bible as our culture’s greatest source of idioms, catchphrases and sundry other textual allusions.” ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/25 "2013-11-26T18:02:25Z")
Cromulent ain’t a cromulent word if it ain’t cromulently in the dictionary? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/26 "2013-11-26T18:20:14Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > The only objection I have to cromulent is that it reminds me of croissant and then I get hungry. Mmmmm. Croissanwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/27 "2013-11-26T18:23:28Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > When it comes to the word cromulent I’d have to say splunge. Splunge for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/28 "2013-11-26T18:24:19Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > In other words, half of those uses are perfectly cromulent. I know I linked them the annoying way but feel free to look for yourself. No one else in the threads objected to the use of the word in any of the examples which is evidence that all the usages were cromulent usages. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/29 "2013-11-26T18:24:55Z")
“Whilst.” Good hell, I’m seeing this one everywhere here lately. I don’t pay attention to usernames when I’m reading so I don’t know if everybody here is a giant douche or if it’s just a select and vocal few. Either way, that word drives me insane. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/30 "2013-11-26T18:28:26Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I know I linked them the annoying way but feel free to look for yourself. No one else in the threads objected to the use of the word in any of the examples which is evidence that all the usages were cromulent usages. Ahh, I see. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/31 "2013-11-26T18:29:44Z")
Oh, I just decided that this should be a general “let’s bitch about the words people use” thread… Ignore my post. I read the OP and everything, wtf. Cromulent is stupid. ---
**Author:** ![cromulent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b4bc9f/32.png) [@cromulent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cromulent)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/32 "2013-11-26T18:50:06Z")
I’ll try not to take this personally. I’m doing the best I can here! ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/33 "2013-11-26T18:51:09Z")
“Wtf” is stupid. Way stupider than “cromulent”. ETA The word, not the poster! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/34 "2013-11-26T18:59:07Z")
Nuts. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/35 "2013-11-26T19:10:29Z")
> [@cromulent](#): > > I’ll try not to take this personally. I’m doing the best I can here! go ahead and embiggen yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/36 "2013-11-26T19:54:54Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > And why does Chrome keep putting a red squiggly under the word cromulent? It shouldn’t, it’s a perfectly cromulent word. > [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > The only objection I have to cromulent is that it reminds me of croissant and then I get hungry. Try thinking of Oliver Cromwell (And his warts). ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/37 "2013-11-26T20:20:21Z")
> [@Silver\_Fire](#): > > “Whilst.” Good hell, I’m seeing this one everywhere here lately. I don’t pay attention to usernames when I’m reading so I don’t know if everybody here is a giant douche or if it’s just a select and vocal few. Either way, that word drives me insane. 😕“Whilst” is perfectly cromulent, or, if you prefer, well established, common usage. I am not too happy with “off-pissing”, though. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/38 "2013-11-26T20:30:54Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Splunge for me too. Get out! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/39 "2013-11-26T20:54:52Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > go ahead and embiggen yourself. Not in public! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818/40 "2013-11-26T21:01:10Z")
I for one have a lot less of an issue with a perfectly cromulent word like “cromulent” than I do for bullshit trendy words that come and go like fashion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-dislike-cromulent/674818.md?page=3)